Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners.

An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.

The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up.

The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression.

Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.

I couldn't really see the point of having lunch unless it started at 1:00 and ended a week later in Monte Carlo.

The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.